Story of movie Broken English 1996 Film :
Broken English is a 1996 New Zealand romantic drama film. Directed by Gregor Nicholas, it stars Aleksandra Vuj?i?, Julian Arahanga, Marton Csokas, and Rade Šerbedžija.
| Broken English | |
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| Directed by | Gregor Nicholas |
| Produced by | Robin Scholes Timothy White Janet McIver |
| Written by | Gregor Nicholas Johanna Pigott |
| Starring | Aleksandra Vuj?i? Julian Arahanga Rade Šerbedžija Marton Csokas |
| Music by | Murray Grindlay Murray McNabb |
| Cinematography | John Toon |
| Edited by | David Coulson |
Production company | Village Roadshow Pictures Worldwide New Zealand Film Commission |
| Distributed by | Roadshow Film Distributors Ltd. (NZ) Sony Pictures Classics (US) |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language | English Croatian M?ori Japanese |
| Box office | $541,377 |
Screenplay
Nina is the daughter of Ivan, a fierce Croatian patriarch whose family immigrated to Auckland, New Zealand to escape the war. She works as a waitress in a restaurant and falls in love with Eddie, a M?ori chef, despite her father's objections. For a price, she agrees to marry a Chinese co-worker so that he (and his Chinese wife) can establish permanent residency. The money gives her the independence she needs to leave her parents' house and move in with Eddie. Complications arise when Eddie realises the depth of her father's fury and the strength of Nina's family ties.
- Aleksandra Vuj?i? as Nina
- Julian Arahanga as Eddie
- Rade Šerbedžija as Ivan
- Marton Csokas as Darko
- Madeline McNamara as Mira
- Jing Zhao as Clara
- Li Yang as Wu
- Elizabeth Mavric as Vanya
- Temuera Morrison as Manu
Aleksandra Vuj?i? had never acted before and was discovered in an Auckland bar.
Broken English received generally positive reviews, currently holding an 82% 'fresh' rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
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